Sicilianos, Linos-Alexandre Keywords: United Nations | Security Council | Charter | Use of force | International relations | Collective security | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Conseil de sécurité | Charte | Force | Relations internationales | Sécurité collective | ABSTRACT In the introduction to his course, Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, Associate Professor at the University of Athens, notes that the theme of the Security Council's authorization to use force lies at the centre of two contradictory trends that mark contemporary evolution of…

C. Jessup, Philip Keywords: United Nations | Law of procedure | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Droit procédural | ABSTRACT Philip Jessup begins the introduction of his course with an explanation of the term “Parliamentary Diplomacy", namely the practice of intergovernmental negotiations and discussions conducted within the fixed rules of procedure in organizations such as the General Assembly and the United Nations Councils. After a presentation of parliamentary law in national legislation, the author presents compari…

Antonio Pastor Ridruejo, José Keywords: United Nations | Human rights | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Droits de l homme | ABSTRACT In this course, José Antonio Pastor Ridruejo examines the interplay of politics and law in the special public procedures initiated by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, through a comprehensive approach of harmoniously integrating the data provided in addition to the legal sciences through political science and the data of international relations. The author thus examines the ins…

Kaeckenbeeck, Georges Keywords: United Nations | Charter | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Charte | ABSTRACT Georges Kaeckenbeeck notifies in the introduction of his course that the method followed in this study is not systematic and more especially not dogmatic. In the face of such a new subject and such a complex organization started to take shape in 1947, he explores and takes note of what appears to be useful developments. The author successively examines the purposes and principles of the Charter, the General …

Castañeda, Jorge Keywords: United Nations | Resolutions | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Résolutions | ABSTRACT The economy of the study proposed by Jorge Castaneda is based on the practice of the United Nations bodies as well as on the attitude of States toward the practice. The basic subject is the resolutions of the bodies of the United Nations, and especially the bodies of the General Assembly. He thus identifies certain groups or types of resolutions which, in accordance with the realities emerging from the o…

S. Kerno, Ivan Keywords: United Nations | International Court of Justice | Charter | Interpretation | Advisory opinions | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Cour internationale de Justice | Charte | Interprétation | Avis consultatifs | ABSTRACT In this course, Ivan Kerno reviews the first five years of operation of the International Court of justice. After a historical presentation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Statute of the Court concerning advisory opinions, he analyzes Article 96 (2) of the Charter, ex…

Conforti, Benedetto Keywords: United Nations | Consent | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Consentement | ABSTRACT Benedetto Conforti, Professor at the University of Naples, begins his course on the Role of the Agreement in United Nations’ System with a presentation on respect for the principle of legality by the United Nations bodies. He then examines the challenges of Member States to legality of resolutions and the role of the agreement in the United Nations system. He deals with the effects of UN resolutions “acc…

Saba, Hanna Keywords: United Nations | Charter | Regionalism | Collective security | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Charte | Régionalisme | Sécurité collective | ABSTRACT The danger of aggression by a powerful neighbor can create defense solidarity. In addition, there are also sociological solidarities, cultural solidarities, economic solidarities, as well as solidarities that exist due to the similarity of social and economic conditions. In this course, Hanna Saba first deals with the evolution of philosophical thought and…

Jiménez De Aréchaga, Eduardo Keywords: United Nations | Security Council | International disputes | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Conseil de sécurité | Différends internationaux | ABSTRACT Eduardo Jimenez de Arechaga points out in the introduction to his course that Article 1, Paragraph 1, of the Charter of the United Nations defines the purpose of the United Nations as follows: "To maintain international peace and security”. The same paragraph indicates the means to achieve this goal: collective measures of prevention and …

Simma, Bruno Keywords: Bilateralism | International obligations | International law | United Nations | Charter | International community | Constitutionalism | Mots clefs: Bilatéralisme | Obligations internationales | Droit international | Nations Unies | Charte | Communauté internationale | Constitutionnalisme | ABSTRACT Earlier, traditional international law was left entirely in the hands of sovereign States, predicated on their bilateral legal relations. However, now, community interest has permeated the body of international law. In …

A. Berle, Jr, Adolf Keywords: United Nations | Charter | Self-defence | Peace | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Charte | Défense légitime | Paix | ABSTRACT From a doctrinal point of view, Adolf Berle considers that the Charter of the United Nations confers rights within private international law on peoples while maintaining the rights previously recognized by the international law to the States. The author begins his course on the peace of peoples by comparing the peace of the States and peace of the peoples. He then examines…

Robinson, Jacob Keywords: United Nations | Charter | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Charte | ABSTRACT The purpose of Jacob Robinson's course is not to give a complete picture of the changes that have taken place in the first thirteen years of the existence of the United Nations, but to illustrate with some examples the metamorphosis of the organization. He examines the transition from a coalition to a universal community, from a community of purpose to an instrument of national policies, from an enforcement agency…

Feinberg, Nathan Keywords: United Nations | Accession | League of Nations | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Accession | Société des Nations | ABSTRACT The question of the admission of new members to the League of Nations and to the United Nations reflects the deplorable tension in contemporary international relations and the prevailing atmosphere of mistrust. In this course, Nathan Feinberg examines the relevant provisions of the Covenant of the League of Nations and the United Nations Charter by bringing out what is commo…

L. Bindschedler, Rudolf Keywords: United Nations | Competence | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Compétence | ABSTRACT Rudolf Bindschedler begins his course by making general remarks on the division of powers. He next examines, within the framework of the United Nations, the division of formal powers and later examines the division of substantive powers. The author also discusses the powers of the United Nations toward non-member States and other international organizations. Rudolf Bindschedler commence son cours en formulant des remarques générales sur la répartition d…

Villani, Ugo Keywords: United Nations | Regional organisations | Peace keeping | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Organisations régionales | Maintien de la paix | ABSTRACT Professor Ugo Villani, Professor at the University of Bari, starts from the observation that as far as international organizations are concerned, the question of the search for balance between a “universal” dimension and a “regional” dimension was raised immediately at the birth of the first organization intended to guarantee peace between States: the Leagu…

Pinto, Mónica Keywords: United Nations | Security Council | Charter | Use of force | International relations | Self-defence | International Court of Justice | Case-law | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Conseil de sécurité | Chartre | Force | Relations internationales | Défense légitime | Cour internationale de Justice | Jurisprudence | ABSTRACT The course of Mrs. Monica Pinto, Professor at the University of Buenos Aires, proposes to retrace the history of the characterizations of the use of force in the light of the jurisprudence of international court…

Boutros-Ghali, Boutros Keywords: United Nations | Economic development | Peacekeeping | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Développement économique | Maintien de la paix | ABSTRACT Boutros Boutros-Ghali explains in the introduction of his opening lecture that international law is subject to internal conflicts in three areas: conflict between urgency and duration, between unilateralism and multilateralism, and between positive order and prospective order. Mr. Boutros-Ghali concludes his lecture by explaining that sometimes will…

Liu, Fou-Tchin Keywords: United Nations | International police | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Police internationale | ABSTRACT In this discourse, Fou-Tchin Liu, Former United Nations Assistant-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, draws attention to the importance and limitations of UN peace-keeping operations in a bipolarized world. However, by way of encouragement and conclusion, he points out that the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which has enabled reconciliation between Great Britain and the United State…

Rosenne, Shabtai Keywords: United Nations | Treaties | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Traités | ABSTRACT The objective of the Shabtai Rosenne’s course is to study the United Nations Treaty Practice as an international organization with legal personality. The intention of the author is to assess the extent to which it has succeeded in adopting international treaty law despite its specificities and the heterogeneity of its members. The author successively examines the treaties established under the aegis of the Unit…

Herndl, Kurt Keywords: United Nations | Security Council | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Conseil de sécurité | ABSTRACT Kurt Herndl, UN Deputy Secretary-General for Human Rights, intends to comment in his course on the role, functions, and procedures of the UN Security Council in the light of his practice, from an essentially pragmatic point of view and taking into account the most recent developments. After some reflections on the collective security system, the author studies the Security Council as a collective b…